Cricket News from Kenya.

ICC announces match officials for ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier

deepak — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:27:59 +0530

Dubai, Feb.4 : The ICC has announced the match officials for the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2010 which takes place in the United Arab Emirates from 9 to 13 February,

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2011 hosts set for home quarter and semi-finals

zaheen — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:08:08 +0530

Host nations at the 2011 World Cup in Asia are set to be allowed to play quarter and semi-final matches on their own soil, according to plans submitted to the International Cricket Council (ICC).

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Masakadza leads Zimbabwe to crushing victory

Pankaj Mishra — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:03:48 +0530

Hamilton Masakadza smashed the 11th highest score in ODI history on Sunday when his career-best, unbeaten 178, led Zimbabwe to a 142-run win over Kenya.

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Zimbabwe cruise to six-wicket win over Kenya

deepak — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:06:04 +0530

Mark Vermeulen, Forster Mutizwa and Brendan Taylor all scored half-centuries as Zimbabwe beat Kenya by six wickets to win the fourth one-day international and wrap up the five-game series on Saturday.

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Kenya beat Zimbabwe by 20 runs

Pankaj Mishra — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:46:39 +0530

Openers David Obuya and Alex Obanda put on 119 as Kenya defeated Zimbabwe by 20 runs here on Thursday to cut the deficit in the five-match ODI series to 2-1.

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Mumbai gets final, Mohali semi-final of 2011 cricket World Cup

deepak — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:54:47 +0530

Mumbai, Oct 14 (IANS) The 2011 Cricket World Cup final will be played in Mumbai and one of the semi-finals at Mohali in Punjab.Two other matches will also be played at Mohali's Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium.

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Cremer spins Zimbabwe to win over Kenya

deepak — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:22:38 +0530

Leg-spinner Graeme Cremer claimed career-best figures of 6-46 to guide Zimbabwe to a dominant 86-run win over Kenya in the second one-day international here on Tuesday.

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Masakadza ton helps Zimbabwe to crushing win over Kenya

deepak — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:09:00 +0530

Hamilton Masakadza hit 156 to help guide Zimbabwe to a crushing 91-run victory over Kenya in the first one-day international of a five-match series here on Monday.

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Baptiste plans to make Kenya top Associate again

zaheen — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:18:46 +0530

New cricket coach Eldine Baptiste said on Friday he planned to return Kenya to the top as the number one associate country during his two-year tenure.

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Antiguan Baptiste appointed Kenya coach

deepak — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:53:49 +0530

Former West Indies fast bowling all-rounder Eldine Baptiste has been appointed Kenya cricket coach on a two-year term until June 2011, the team announced on Wednesday.

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Bangladesh to host 2011 World Cup opening ceremony

Rakesh Saini — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:39:55 +0530

Bangladesh will host the opening ceremony of the 2011 Cricket World Cup Feb 17.The Central Organising Committee (COC) of the World Cup met here Wednesday and also decided that the inaugural match of the World Cup will be held in Bangladesh Feb 19. The full schedule of the tournament will be released Nov 9.

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Dhoni, Dilshan nominated in three categories of ICC Awards

Rakesh Saini — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:28:52 +0530

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Sri Lanka's explosive batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan have both been nominated in three different categories of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Awards 2009.

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Ireland wrap up series against Kenya

Pankaj Mishra — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:30:58 +0530

Ireland defeated Kenya by 52 runs on Saturday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in their one-day international series.

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Junior World Cup in New Zealand after Kenya axe

deepak — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:24:58 +0530

New Zealand is set to stage next year's Under-19 World Cup after the International Cricket Council (ICC) said Kenya, the original hosts, were not in a position to put on the tournament.

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Ouma named new Kenyan captain

deepak — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:20:36 +0530

Wicketkeeper-batsman Morris Ouma was on Wednesday named new Kenyan cricket captain to lead the team in the opening match of the ICC Intercontinental Cup against holders Ireland next month.The Cricket Kenya (CK) selectors have overlooked all-rounder Thomas Odoyo, who was expected to step-up from the vice-captaincy to replace the retiring former skipper Steve Tikolo.

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ICC to review umpire referral system

deepak — Sun, 10 May 2009 17:54:14 +0530

The future of international cricket's controversial umpiring referral system will be up for discussion when a group of leading administrators gathers here at Lord's.

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Bring on Australia and Pakistan, say Afghanistan

deepak — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:23:42 +0530

The Afghanistan cricket dreamers are at it again. Not satisfied with a meteoric rise from fifth-division non-entities to the verge of World Cup qualification within one year, they have adjusted their sights to facing the likes of Australia and Pakistan at one-day level.

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Canada, Ireland, Kenya, Netherlands in 2011 WC

Pankaj Mishra — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:00:11 +0530

Canada, Ireland, Kenya and Netherlands will represent the minnows of cricket at the 2011 World Cup after a thrilling climax to the qualifiers Friday.

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Canada, Ireland, Kenya, Netherlands in 2011 WC

Pankaj Mishra — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:00:11 +0530

Canada, Ireland, Kenya and Netherlands will represent the minnows of cricket at the 2011 World Cup after a thrilling climax to the qualifiers Friday.

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Ireland cane Canada as Afghanistan fail again

deepak — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:21:09 +0530

Ireland outplayed Canada in the 2011 Cricket World Cup Qualifier feature match here on Monday while fairytale contenders Afghanistan lost again.Undefeated knocks by Kevin O'Brien (89) and Eoin Morgan (84) steered pre-tournament favourites Ireland to a six-wicket triumph over Canada at Willowmoore Park.

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Kenya halt Afghanistan's victory roll

deepak — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 14:28:34 +0530

Resurgent Kenya halted the victory roll of giantkillers Afghanistan Saturday with a 107-run win in the 2011 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.

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Afghanistan triumph again as Bermuda fall short

deepak — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:18:42 +0530

Giantkillers Afghanistan claimed another 2011 Cricket World Cup Qualifier victim Thursday with a 60-run triumph over Bermuda in Potchefstroom.

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Kenya to hold preparations for WC qualifiers in South Africa

Rakesh Saini — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:53:23 +0530

Kenya will make most of its preparations for next month's cricket World Cup qualifying tournament in South Africa between March 14 to April 1, Cricket Kenya chief Tom Tikolo said on Thursday.

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Zimbabwe complete 5-0 series annihilation of Kenya

Pankaj Mishra — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:30:01 +0530

Zimbabwe completed a 5-0 series clean sweep over Kenya on Wednesday, winning the fifth and final match by seven wickets at the Nairobi Gymkhana club.

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Kirsten believes Kenya will stop Zimbabwe rout

Pankaj Mishra — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:15:15 +0530

Kenya's national coach Andy Kirsten offered no excuses Friday for his team's disastrous start in the one-day cricket series against Zimbabwe and vowed his side would bounce back to save the series.

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Game well placed to face challenges - ICC

Pankaj Mishra — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:50:57 +0530

ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat said Friday that cricket -- currently grappling with major challenges such as security problems -- has overcome bigger hurdles in the past.

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World cricket 'never healthier' says ICC chief

deepak — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:36:21 +0530

International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman David Morgan said here Thursday that, for all its problems, "world cricket has probably never been healthier."And the Welshman added five-day Tests had nothing to fear from the growing popularity of Twenty20, the shortest form of major international cricket.

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Kenya offers to host revived Afro-Asia Cup in 2009

deepak — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:50:26 +0530

Kenya has offered to stage a revived Afro-Asia Cup cricket series in July 2009, a sports official said on Tuesday.The one-day intercontinental series, which was first played in 2005 has suffered from lack of committment by organisers and a congested international cricket calender, leading to the withdrawal of high-profile players.

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Lorgat orders slow over-rate and 'sledging' crackdown

deepak — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:24:24 +0530

International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat has told Test match referees and umpires to come down hard on slow over-rates and verbal abuse.

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Kallis steers South Africa to easy win

Pankaj Mishra — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:57:48 +0530

Jacques Kallis steered South Africa to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Kenya in the second and final one-day international at the Diamond Oval here.

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